Getting Started

Getting Started

Install basePower and dependencies first. Gather steel frames, iron plates, brass, governors and steam pipes. Keep fluid pipe for water separate from steam pipe for pressure.

First Boiler And Load

1. Place a coal boiler and supply water plus ordinary furnace fuel. Use a water bucket or basePower drain/fluid line.
2. Connect brass steam pipe to a steam machine. A compatible machine touching the boiler can also connect directly.
3. For a blast furnace, insert smeltable input and its own solid fuel. Steam assists heating; it does not replace that fuel.
4. Begin with one load. Check water, fuel, steam and actual output before adding machines.

[water source]
[fluid drain] === fluid pipe === [coal boiler] -- steam pipe -- [blast furnace]
                                    coal                         coal + input

A full boiler gauge with no consumers proves storage, not sustained output. A low gauge under heavy load may mean consumption matches production. Shut off the load briefly to distinguish shortage from broken routing.

Add A Reserve

Connect a steam tank to store surplus. You do not need one every few pipes: pipes have no distance loss, and tanks do not increase pressure or generate steam.

Fit an unpowered steam switch when you want a conducting line; applying redstone disconnects it. Keep a small counted batch for first commissioning, then save and fully restart to check state retention.